Saint Lucia vs Western Sahara
Western Sahara is 431 times larger than Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia would fit into Western Sahara about 431 times.
Saint LuciaWestern SaharaSaint Lucia moved onto Western Sahara · Equal-area projection
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Saint Lucia is 0.0× the area of Western Sahara. Put the other way, Western Sahara is 431× the size of Saint Lucia.
| Saint Lucia | Western Sahara | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 617 km² | 266,000 km² |
| Population | 180,149 | 612,000 |
| Density | 292 / km² | 2.3 / km² |
| Capital | Castries | — |
| Region | Caribbean | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Saint Lucia sits at about 14°N and is stretched to 1.06× its true area; Western Sahara at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Saint Lucia bigger than Western Sahara?
- No. Saint Lucia is 431 times smaller than Western Sahara. Saint Lucia covers 617 km² and Western Sahara covers 266,000 km².
- How many times does Saint Lucia fit into Western Sahara?
- About 431 times: Western Sahara has 431× the area of Saint Lucia.
- Why do Saint Lucia and Western Sahara look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Saint Lucia is drawn about 1.06× its true area there and Western Sahara about 1.2×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Saint Lucia or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara: 612,000 people against 180,149. Density: Saint Lucia 292 per km², Western Sahara 2.3 per km².